The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 The story of Alberta’s $100-billion well liability problem. How did we get here? https://thenarwhal.ca/the-story-of-albertas-100-billion-well-liability-problem-how-did-we-get-here/ Fri, 02 Nov 2018 19:06:51 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=8759 Landowners once promised a fair share for hosting oil and gas infrastructure on their properties say Alberta’s liability management system is broken. They're worried the regulator has long been propping up the industry by exaggerating profits and underestimating the costs of cleanup — often leaving landowners with a tangled mess of wells, rusty pipes and contaminated soil. Sharon J. Riley Investigation Photo Essay abandoned wells Alberta climate change environmental law liability oil and gas orphan wells Orphan Wells Association Daryl Bennett B.C.’s mines represent a staggering liability for taxpayers: report https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-s-mines-represent-a-staggering-liability-for-taxpayers-report/ Wed, 11 Jul 2018 17:02:10 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=6957 The province holds only $1 billion in financial assurance against a $2.1 billion cleanup liability Judith Lavoie News B.C. ecofiscal commission liability mining Mount Polley Imperial Metals’ Financial Downgrade Raises Questions About Liability of Mount Polley, Red Chris Mines https://thenarwhal.ca/imperial-metals-financial-downgrade-raises-questions-about-liability-mount-polley-red-chris-mines/ Wed, 06 Dec 2017 05:14:07 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/12/05/imperial-metals-financial-downgrade-raises-questions-about-liability-mount-polley-red-chris-mines/ Judith Lavoie News alaska bankrupt mines BC mines bonds Chris Zimmer Heather Hardcastle Imperial Metals liability mining Mount Polley Mine Red Chris Mine Rivers Without Borders Salmon Beyond Borders transboundary mines transboundary tensions Could Automobile Manufacturers Be Next In Line For Climate Lawsuits? https://thenarwhal.ca/could-automobile-manufacturers-be-next-line-climate-lawsuits/ Wed, 01 Nov 2017 17:38:44 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/11/01/could-automobile-manufacturers-be-next-line-climate-lawsuits/ James Wilt In-Depth automakers Climate climate change environmental law liability News B.C. Rejects Request for Inquiry into Mining Practices https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-rejects-request-inquiry-mining-practices/ Tue, 11 Apr 2017 16:08:22 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/04/11/b-c-rejects-request-inquiry-mining-practices/ Judith Lavoie News B.C. Calvin Sandborn Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett Environmental Law Centre liability mining mining regulations News public inquiry Teck Resources British Columbians Saddled With $40 Million Clean-Up Bill as Imperial Metals Escapes Criminal Charges https://thenarwhal.ca/british-columbians-saddled-40-million-clean-bill-imperial-metals-escapes-criminal-charges/ Wed, 29 Mar 2017 01:36:23 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/03/29/british-columbians-saddled-40-million-clean-bill-imperial-metals-escapes-criminal-charges/ Judith Lavoie News Imperial Metals liability mining Mining Watch Mount Polley Mount Polley mine disaster robyn allan tailings pond Ugo Lapointe Cost of Abandoned, Contaminated Mine Sites in B.C. $508 Million, Up 83 Per Cent Since 2014 https://thenarwhal.ca/cost-abandoned-contaminated-mine-sites-508-million-up-83-cent-2014/ Sat, 11 Jun 2016 04:09:03 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/06/10/cost-abandoned-contaminated-mine-sites-508-million-up-83-cent-2014/ Carol Linnitt News B.C. mining Carol Bellringer Cleanup contaminated mine sites Imperial Metals liability mining mining regulation MiningWatch Mount Polley News Red Chris Mine robyn allan transboundary mining transboundary tensions Ugo Lapointe B.C. Taxpayers On The Hook for Underfunded Mine Disaster and Reclamation Costs https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-taxpayers-hook-underfunded-mine-disaster-and-reclamation-costs/ Thu, 19 May 2016 02:06:23 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/05/18/b-c-taxpayers-hook-underfunded-mine-disaster-and-reclamation-costs/ Judith Lavoie News B.C. Center Second liability mining Mount Polley News Reclamation robyn allan Salmon Beyond Borders transboundary mining transboundary tensions Bill C-46 Could Transform Pipeline Liability Law in Canada. But Will it Be for the Better? https://thenarwhal.ca/bill-c-46-could-transform-pipeline-liability-law-canada-will-it-be-better/ Fri, 19 Dec 2014 18:48:51 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/12/19/bill-c-46-could-transform-pipeline-liability-law-canada-will-it-be-better/ admin Analysis Ecojustice Enbridge Kalamazoo Kinder Morgan liability Northern Gateway Pipeline oil spill pipelines Right Second Spill TransCanada Oil in Tankers Not Our Responsibility, Says Kinder Morgan, Recalling Exxon Valdez Lessons https://thenarwhal.ca/oil-tankers-not-our-responsibility-says-kinder-morgan-recalling-exxon-valdez-lessons/ Mon, 08 Sep 2014 15:58:40 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/09/08/oil-tankers-not-our-responsibility-says-kinder-morgan-recalling-exxon-valdez-lessons/ admin Opinion Enbridge Exxon Valdez Kinder Morgan liability Northern Gateway Pipeline oil spill oil tankers Opinion pipelines Right Second Trans Mountain Pipeline Trans-Mountain Taxpayers Still on the Hook for Oil Spill on B.C. Coast, Despite Federal Claims of “Polluter Pays” Regime https://thenarwhal.ca/taxpayers-hook-bc-oil-spill-despite-federal-claims-polluter-pays-regime/ Wed, 04 Dec 2013 18:09:32 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2013/12/04/taxpayers-hook-bc-oil-spill-despite-federal-claims-polluter-pays-regime/ Carol Linnitt B.C. Enbridge Kinder Morgan liability Minister Joe Oliver Northern Gateway Northern Gateway Pipeline oil spills pipelines tankers